Carton



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CARTON Filed Dec. 5, 195a INVENT OR mazwzw WVM 1 ATTORNEYS Patented Feb.26, 1935 CARTON Adrian 0. Dalier, Dennisport, Mass, minor to DallerCarton 00., Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York 17 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and improved carton or container, andmore. specifically to a carton provided with a a potential tucking flapwhich is made available when the carton is first broken open to aid ineifecting subsequent closures thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide a carton of the type describedwhich-may be closed without the aid of a special closing apparatus.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carton of thecharacter described in which the potential tucking flap maycomprise aplurality of overlying sections, one a severably connected extension ofonewall of the carton, and the other an integral extension of anadjacent wall thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described which may be readily and economically manufacturedand assembled. I

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in partappear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article possessing thefeatures-properties, and the relation of elements which will beexemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of theapplication of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the inventionreference should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in

which: i

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a carton blank embodying one form ofthe invention:

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view from the rear of a carton formedfrom the blank shown in Fig. 1 at one stage of its assembly and beforethe final closing of the carton;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view from the front of the carton shown in Fig.2 after its final closure;

Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the carton shown in Fig. 3 after it hasbeen opened and the potential tucking flap released; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the same carton with the cover closedand the tucking flap acting to hold the cover in closed position.

In the drawing, 10 represents a blank comprising a front section 11, endsections 12, a rear section 13, a cover section 14, bottom sections 15,glue tabs 16, 1'7 and 18, and a tucking-in flap 19. Severably connectedto the front wall 11 is an extension comprising the two detachablyconnected sections 20 and 21. The section 20 is preferably joined to thesection 11 along. a scored or weakened line 22 which may :be so shapedas to pro- Application December 5, 1933, Serial No. 700,955

vide a thumb tab 23 integral with section 20. The section 21 ispreferably joined to the section 20 by a scored line 24. The section 20is preferably approximately of the same size and shape as the potentialtucking flap 19. Suitable fold lines 25 it may be provided to permit thecarton to be readily formed from the blank.

A carton may be formed from a blank such as is shown in Fig. 1 in theusual manner. The bottom sections 15 may. for example, be super- 10imposed, adhesively affixed, and fastened tothe glue tabs 1'1. The gluetab 18 may be adhesively affixed to the rear wall 13 and the coversection 1'4. may be spot-glued in the usual manner to .the glue tabs 16.

At this stage of the assembly the box will. have the appearance of thatshown in Fig. 2. The potential tucking flap 19 will underlie the section20 to which it may be adhesively affixed. Itwill be seen that the scoreline 24 is preferably so positioned as to approximately overlie the edgeof the section 19 when the carton has reached this stage of theassembly; The flap 21 with the overlying sections 19 and 20 is thenbrought down upon the cover section 14 and afiixed thereto, as shown,

'for example, in Fig. 3. The carton is then completely closed.

'The top section of the closed carton comprises the cover section 14,which may be spot-glued to the underlying glue tabs 16, and theoverlying sections 19, 20 and 21, section 21 being adhesively aflixed tothe cover section 14, so that the potential. tucking flap 19 is foldedback upon the cover section and held in contact therewith. When the boxis to be opened the score lines 22 and 24' are broken, releasing thetucking flap 19, to which the section 20 may be adhesively aflixed.

It will be obvious that if the section 20 has not been attached to thesection 19, the section 20 will become completely detached from thecarton. Under certain circumstances, and particularly where a coupon maybedesired for advertising purposes, for example, it may be preferable toassemble the box in such a manner that the section 20 may becomecompletely detached from the carton, and thus adapted to provide thedesired coupon.

' It is believed, however, that except where such a coupon is desired, apreferred method of assembling the blank is to permanently unite thetucking flap 19 and the section 20, in which case the ultimatetucking-in flap may comprise the overlying sections 19 and 20. Such astructure has a distinct advantage, in that the section 20, whichunderlies the tucking flap 19 during the employed with an outer manner,it being advisable only to provide the scribed, made from a blank suchas shown, for

example, in Fig. 1, possesses certain marked advantages. It possessesall the features of those cartons provided with potential tucking flapswhich have heretofore been developed. For example, such a carton may beutilized as an effectively closed receptacle even after its originalseal has been destroyed and the carton opened. It

possesses allthe advantages of appearance of such a carton. The scoredmeans which are provided permit a breaking open of the original sealwithout unsightly destruction of any of the elements of the carton.

In addition to these advantages, cartons such as those disclosed hereinpossess the very great 1 added advantage that they may be assembled onstandard sealing machines without alteration of the mechanism-thereof.For example, the folds required in the assembly of the carton describedherein are standard folds. The parts are sealed together in a'standardmanner. The cover section comprises the usual pluralityof overlyingsections glued together and spot-glued to underlying glue fiaps. f

In earlier types of tuck-in cartons it has frequently been necessary toprovide mechanism for inserting the tucking flap within the containerbefore the carton is finally sealed. All such changes are here avoided,yet the advantages of the general type of carton referred to areobtained by the structure of this invention.

It will be obvious that the invention may be adapted to cartons ofvarious types and styles. It is not necessary, for example, that thecarton be formed from a blank of a single piece.

Furthermore, it will be understood that reference throughout thisspecification to top, bottom, front and back walls, for example, is tobe understood as applying merely to certain sections of the carton sakeof clarity. It is not essential that the structure of the invention beemployed on whatmay zgchnically be called the top section of the car Itwill be obvious also that the positioning of the score lines whichpermit certain sections of the carton to be severed from adjacentsections may be radically altered without departing from the scope ofthe invention.

Likewise, the size of the various elements is not of great importance.For example, while the flap 21 is shown as extending to the edge of thesection 14, it will be obvious that a much narrower fiap might beemployed without departing from the invention. 50 also, while section isshown as approximately the same size as the tucking flap 19, it will beobvious that alteration in their relative sizes might be employedwithout departing from the scope of the invention.

A carton of the type described may be readily wrapper in the usual outerwrapper with suitable indicia whereby the user of the carton may beinformed of the proper place to break open the wrapping-of the carton.

which are so designated for the It will be obvious also that in lieu ofthe sections 20 and 21, or either of them, pasters or labels which maybe readily broken may be employed without departing from the invention.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and diiierentembodiments of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as amatter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

l. A container having top, bottom, front, back and end walls, one ofsaid walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of saidsections constituting a potential tucking flap and being hingedlyconnected to another of said sections, and a further section detachablyconnected to an adjacent wall of said carton and adapted to hold saidfirst two sections in superimposed relation until said connection issevered.

2. A container having top, bottom, front, back and end walls, one ofsaid walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of saidsections constituting a. potential tucking fiap and being hingedlyconnected to another of said sections, and a further section detachablyconnected to an adjacent wall of said carton and afiixed to said tuckingflap and adapted to hold said first two sections in superimposedrelation until said connection is severed.

3. A container having top, bottom, front, back and 'end walls, one ofsaid walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of saidsections constituting a potential tucking flap and being hingedlyconnected to another of said sections, and a further section detachablyconnected to an adjacent wall of said each of said first mentionedsections and adapted to hold said first two sections in superimposedrelation until said connection is severed.

4. A container having top, bottom, front, back and end walls, one ofsaid walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of saidsections constituting a potential tucking flap and being hingedlyconnected to another of said sections, and a further section detachablyconnected to an adjacent wall of said carton and afilxed to the secondof said sections and adapted to hold said first two sections insuperimposed relation until said connection is severed.

5. A container having top, bottom, front, back and end walls, one ofsaid walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of saidsections constituting a potential tucking flap and being hingedlyconnected to another of said sections, and a further section detachablyconnected to an adjacent wall of said carton by a score line shaped toprovide a thumb tab, said last-mentioned section being adapted to holdsaid first two sections in superimposed relation until said connectionis severed.

6. In a container of the character described, a wall comprising aplurality of overlying sections, one of said sections being hingedlyaflixed to an adjacent wall of the container, 9. second sectionconstituting a potential tucking flap being hingedly affixed to saidfirst mentioned section, and

carton and afiixed to.

a third section overlying both of said first-mentioned sections anddetachably connected to an adjacent wall of said carton and secured toboth of said first-mentioned sections.

'7. In a container of the character described, a

edly aiiixed to said first-mentioned section, and a third sectionoverlying both oi! said first-mentioned sections and detachablyconnected to an adjacent wall of said carton and secured tothefirst-mentioned section.

8. In a container of the character described, a wall comprising aplurality of overlying sections, one or said sections'being hingedlyaflixed to an adjacent wall of the container, a second sectionconstituting a potential tucking fiapbeing hingedly amxed to saidfirst-mentioned section, and a third section comprising a plurality ofseverable portions, one of said portions overlying and being affixed tosaid first section and another otsaid portions overlying said secondsection and being severably afiixed to an adjacent wall of saidcontainer.

9. In a container of the character described. a wall comprising aplurality of overlying sections, one of said sections being hingedlyaffixed to an adjacent wall or the container, a second sectionconstituting a potential tucking flap being hingedly amxed to saidfirst-mentioned section, and a third section comprising a plurality ofseverable portions, one of said portions overlying and being afilxed tosaid first section and another or said portions overlying and aflixed tosaid second section and being severably aflixed to an ad- Jacent walloisaid container.

10. In a container or the character described, a cover section hingedlyconnected to a wall of said container, a potential tucking flap integralwith and overlying said cover, a second section detachably secured to asecond wall and overlying said cover and said tucking flap, and means tofacilitate the severance of that portion oi said second section whichoverlies the tucking flap from the remainder of said section.

11. In a container or the character described, a

cover section hingedly connected to a wall of said container, apotential tucking flap integral with and overlying said cover, a secondsection detachably secured to a second walland overlying and aflixed tosaid cover and said tucking flap, and means to facilitate the severanceof that portion of said second section which overlies the tucking flapfrom the remainder of said section.

12. In a container of the characer described. a potential tucking flapcomprising a plurality of superimposed and connected sections, one ofsaid sections comprising an integral extension of one wall of saidcontainer, the other of said sections comprising a detachable extensionof an adjacent wall thereof.

13. In a container of the character described, a potential tucking flapcomprising a plurality of superimposed and connected sections, one ofsaid sections comprising an integral extension of one wall of saidcontainer, the other of said sections comprising a detachable extensionoi an adjacent wall thereof, said extensions being secured with theirinterior surfaces in contact.

14. In a container or the character described, a potential tucking flapcomprising a plurality of superimposed and connects 1 sections, one ofsaid sections comprising an integral extension of one wall of saidcontainer, the other of said sections comprising a detachable extensionof an adiacent wall thereoi, said extensions being so secured that aftersaid detachable extensionhas been severed from the wall to which it wassecured, the said integral extension will lie between it and said wallwhen the container is in closed position.

15. In a container of the character described, a wall comprisingoverlying sections, one of said sections comprising a portion adapted tobe completely severed from the remainder of said container anddetachably connected to a second portion of said section and to anadjacent wall of said container, said removable portion overlyinganother oi. said sections which constitutes a potential tucking flap. 7

16. In a container of the character described, a wall comprisingoverlying sections, one of said sections comprising a portion adapted tobe completely severed from the remainder of said container anddetachably connected to a second portion of said section and to anadjacent wall of said container, said removable portion overlyinganother said sections which constitutes a potential tucking flap, thesecond of said portions being aflixed to still another section 01 saidfirstmentioned wall.

17. In a container'of the character described, a

